The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-09-21
Late Foreign News.
EUROPEAN.

| OF commons TINS AFTERNOON ne was
greeted with cheers by the many
thousand persons who gathered near
the Parliament buildings in antci-
patton of the discussion to take
place on the Mitchelstown affair.
In the Commons to-day, Balfour,
Chief Secretary for Ireland, an
nounced that telegram had been
received regarding an ARRAY at Lis
doonvarnd last night. The des-
patch stated that five moon-lighters
had been captured. Constable
Wheelan was killed, three others
seriously hurt, and number of
rifles and revolvers and quantity
of ammunition captured. The five
men captured were arrested inside
the house of farmer Sexton. Two
were identified to-day. Farmer
Sexton, whom the gang meant to
murder, had been summoned by the
League and censured, and he had to
promise to surrender his farm, but
did not do so. The gang thereupon
entered his house, when the police
laid in ambush and surprised them.
Balfour, replying to Harcourt,
said the instructions the police were
now acting under were the same
they received when Sir William was
a member Of the Gladstone Govern
ment. TCheers. With regard to
Gen. Butler, Balfor said he resigned
now simply because he desired not
to delay his return to the War
Office. Referring to Sir Williams
contention that suppression of
public meetings was illegal, Balfour
said he did not know at what period
Sir William lost his knowledge of
law, but it was matter of history
under the common law of Ireland.
Sir William himself acted with
Gladstone and Forester in proclaim
ing 1870 meetings. 1t was absurd
to describe such Iiotous meetings as
for free discussion. They were
heralded by placards of an infam-
malory nature. Obviously their
object was to defeat laws. The
Forester outrages and intimidation
regarding the Mitchelstown affair
Balfour said had been clearly as
certained. The action of the police
was in the face of extreme provoca-
ton. The sole responsibility rested
upon those who convoked the meet
ing. Cheers. Sir William had
on his lips the words elderly, JUS
tice and free spepch," but the actual
weapons he and his friends used in
the Irish contest was obstruction in
Parliament and resistance to law
outside. Violence and intimidation
worse than violence the Government
did not favor in their policy.
London, Sept. 10-Lord Sails
bury admits the escape of Ayoub
Khan is an incident of much politi-
cal Importance, and strongly con-
dennis the want of vigilance on the
part of the Persian authorities. 1t
was known that Mr.. Nicholson, the
British Minister at Teheran, was
instructed to offer a reward of
fl00, 1000 for Ayoub's capture. Not
outstanding semi-official denials
from st. Petersburg it is generally
believed Ayoub's escape was the re-
suit of Russian intrigue, and that
the Shah of Persia would not have
allowed so profitable hostage to
wander away from his dominions
unless he had received hint from
Russia that it would be to his inter-
est to shut his eye to the vaoaries of
his princely guest. Ayoub's fight
from Teheran was in answer to
call from the Ghilzai chiefs.
London, Sept. Cit is ascertain
ed that there were 200 persons oc-
cupying seats in the gallery of the
Exeter Theatre, when it took fire,
and of these one hundred lost
their lives. The search for bo-
dies still goes on. 1t is very prob
able the total deaths will never be
ascertained, owing to the fact that
many bodies were completely cal
cined. Two stalls of the stables be-
longing to the hotel adjoining are
filled with remains that It's impossi-
BILE to identify. Most of the killed
were adults and chiefly men. But
few children persisted. More bo-
dies have been taken from the
ruins. The charred remains of 20
persons were discovered in one
heap. A mother, father and child
were found clasped in one embrace.
In nearly every case the clothing
had been torn off the victims. From
many of the bodies limbs were
and the remains showed evil
dence that they had been wrenched
off. Several whole families, num-
bering two to five persons, have lost
their lives.
The construction of the gallery
staircase accounts for the great loss
of life. Half way down the flight
there was a sharp angle. The first
person who left the gallery got past
safely, but some of those who fol-
lowed were thrown and jammed into
the angle and were unable to extri-